Comforter



F. C. LESLIE June 25, 1946.

COMFOR TER Filed Dec. 4, 1943 Patented June 25, 1946 COMFORTER,

Freeman'CQLeslie, Chicago, Ill.; Ruby M. Leslie exec'utrix of said Freeman 0. Leslie, deceased ApplicationDecember 4, 1943, Serial No. 512,859

This invention relates to a new and improved comforter.

I The, comforter of my invention is of the type in which there are elongated fillers stuffed with,

cover may be washed or cleaned without damage.

to the fillers, the comforter while devoid of zippers, buttons, or other fasteners being constructed, in accordance with my invention,.so thatthe fillers once inserted properly are not visible at the ends and cannot slip out accidentally. The elimination of zippers and other types of fasteners is an obvious advantage aside from materially reducing the overall I cost of the comforter.

In the present comforter a separate strip of material is folded lengthwise and laid crosswise of the comforter between the top and bottom cover-pieces near the foot end, so as to be joined to the cover-pieces by the longitudinally extending stitching that defines the parallel pockets in the comforter, thus providing with this one folded strip a plurality of interconnected floating pockets, slings or pouches in the open ends of the elongated filler receiving pockets, which will not interfere with the easy insertion or removal of the fillers, but when spread and applied over the ends of the fillers will positively prevent displacement thereof from the comforter and keep the ends of the fillers far enough removed from the end of the comforter so that they will not be visible in the use of the comforter.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a comforter made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional detail on a larger scale, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional detail on the same scale as Fig. 2, taken on the line 33 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but on a smaller scale and illustrating the floating pocket strip in an out-of-the-way position in the insertion of the filler.

The same reference numerals are applied to corresponding parts throughout the views.

Referring to Fig. 1, the comforter is designated generally by the reference numeral 5, and comprises a cover 6 made up of top and bottom coverpieces I and 8, which may be of the same or different cloth materials and of the same or different colors, as desired. These cover-pieces are sewed together by longitudinally extendin stitches, as indicated at 9, to provide longitudi- 3 Claims. (Cl. -334) 2 nally extending pocket portions I 0 to receive the removable elongated'fillers II that are stuffed with down, wool, kapok, cotton, or the like, as indicated at H. The pockets ID are all closed at the head end l3, as indicated by the stitches [4 extending crosswise'of that end of the comforter and joining the top and bottom, coverpieces I and 8. The pockets are all open at the foot end portion I5, as indicated at IS in Fig. 2, the top and bottom cover-pieces l and 8 being hemmed at that end, as indicated at IT, so that no raw edges are left exposed.

In accordance with my invention, a strip l8 of cloth material, which may be of any type suitable forthe purpose of forming the floating pockets, hammocks, slings, or pouches l9 and may or may not be like the materials used in the coverpieces, is folded lengthwise and laid crosswise of the foot end portion between the top and bottom cover-pieces and joined thereto by the stitching 9. In that way there are no operations added by reason of the provision of this pouch strip and the cost of manufacture is kept to a minimum. Naturally, if the material used for the pouch strip I8 is inexpensive, as it may be, the cost is lowered further. The pouch strip I8 is set in just far enough from the open end [6 of the filler receiving pocket ID to more or less conceal the pouches I9 from view when the comforter is in use and yet have these pouches reasonably easily accessible, so that one may reach in the open ends of the pockets [0 and spread the pouches and tuck the ends of the fillers H therein, in the assembling of the comforter. In the disassemblin of the comforter the pouches are, of course, just as easil accessible in. the same way for disengagement of the ends of the fillers ll therefrom, whereupon the fillers are adapted to be pulled out of the pockets I0 past the pouches l9 collapsed as illustrated in Fig. 4. The fillers are, of course, pliable easily to the extent necessary to enter the ends thereof in the pouches 19 or remove the ends therefrom after the fillers have been inserted full length into the pockets I0. 7

As indicated in Fig. 4, one can easily insert the fillers II one at a time into the pockets III by thrusting the end of the filler into the pocket by hand as far as the arm will reach, whereupon a cord 20 one end of which is attached to an eyelet 2| on the end of a stick or broom handle, indicated at 22, can be looped around the filler and through the eyelet and extended back along the stick 22 so as to grip the filler fairly securely in a sort of snare to permit its being easily shoved in all of the rest of the way to a point where the forward end reaches the head end of the cover. Then the cord can be released and the stick withdrawn, taking the cord with it.

The fillers H may be of any suitable or preferred construction, it being preferable to have a tube-like covering for the stuffing l2 and a certain amount of stitching through the fillers to hold the stufiing against shifting when the comforter is in use or when the fillers are removed and hung up for airing. The pockets lfl in the cover into which the fillers are entered are of a size just enough larger to admit the fillers easily, and the cover is usually made of rayon or silk, but, of course, any other material suitable for the purpose may be used.

I claim:

elongated filler elements and a cover having a series of parallel narrow, elongated pockets, said 1. A comforter, comprising a cover formed by means providing a top cover-piece and bottom cover-piece, a plurality of substantially parallel narrow, elongated pocketsformed between the top and bottom cover-pieces by stitching extending lengthwise thereof from end to end, said pockets being closed at one end of the cover and open at the other end, and narrow, elongated fillers removably received in said pockets and extending substantially from end to end thereof, a single continuous filler retaining strip folded lengthwise and disposed between the end portions of said cover-pieces in the open ends of said pockets and having the aforesaid longitudinally extending stitching passing therethrough, whereby to provide in said strip a hammock portion in the open end of each of said parallel pockets between the stitched sides thereof, for support of the end portion of the associated filler that is tucked into the pouch of said hammock portion,

1 series of pockets extending throughout the width of the cover and the individual pockets extending substantially the full length of the cover, the filler elements being of a length substantially equal to the length of the pockets and being removably entered therein endwise, all of the pockets being closed at one end to retain the filler elements, and a single continuous filler retaining strip secured to the cover at the other end and extending crosswise within all of said pockets the full width of the cover; said strip being folded lengthwise and secured to the cover at opposite sidesof each of said pockets in the open ends filler elements from the pockets and also substanof the pockets to form a plurality of intercom-- nected hammocks, one in each pocket, into which the adjacent end portions of the filler elements are tucked to prevent endwise displacement of said tially conceal the ends of said filler elements from view, said hammocks when slipped off the ends of the fillers and collapsed permitting slip page of the filler elements past the same out of a the pockets.

FREEMAN C. LESLIE. 

